This Monday, June 9, The UN conference on the oceans (Unoc3) started in the city of Nice (France), a top of vital importance for the planet in which the most important political and scientific actors all over the world meet and in which they will talk about technical concepts that are not very common.
Words such as acidification, oceanic deoxigation or blue economy will be present in debates This will be carried out until 13 June, in fact because the restoring and maintaining the health of the oceans is vital to combat climate change.
One of the most prominent political figures was Pedro Sánchez, who was He has committed himself through multilateralism to support all possible measures to defend the seas and oceansAnd that of the Minister of Miteco Sara Aagesen who announced the establishment of two new Zepa.
Spain at Unoc3
Within the framework of The third conference of the United Nations about the oceans, held in NiceSpain has announced a series of important measures to promote the preservation of marine and sustainable development of the coastal environment, making his role as an international actor commit to the protection of the oceans.
The Vice President of the Government and Minister of Ecological transition and the demographic challenge, Sara Aagesen, has the Explanation of two new areas of special protection for large birds (Zepa) in the Canary Islands And of the proposal to include an important set of places of community interest (LIC).
Is New names will protect a total of 3,180,882.91 hectaresOf which 2,965,913.24 hectares were missing a figure for environmental protection so far.
Plans to optimize the management of protected marine areas
Moreover, the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has presented a route map to properly approve management plans in protected marine areasEssential element to guarantee the effective preservation of these spaces. As the vice -president has detailed, the goal is to approve more than 40 in the coming 12 months.
To these measures, the Announcement made yesterday by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, that Spain will reach 25.7% of the surface of the protected marine areasGoing to the goal of 30% in 2030.
To do this, I know They will include five new areas in the Natura 2000 network: the submarine mountains of the Canal de Mallorca; those of the dry sticks; Capbreton cannons; The banks of the Alborán Zee and the marine space of the Catalan coast. Similarly, the statement from the National Park of the Sea of Calmas and the breeding area of the Caster in northern Menorca will be promoted.
In the international atmosphere, the President announced a new contribution of 8.5 million euros to the Blue Cooperation Fund for the Mediterranean Sea yesterday, making Spain the most important donor of this initiative. “Multilateralism requires maximum consensus,” said the vice president.
In accordance with the European boost, Spain has supported the European Ocean Pact, recently approved by the European CommissionHe tries to unite the EU maritime policy and to go to specific regulations before 2027.
«Spain was the first European country to join the Ocean Global Treaty And we have encouraged the rest of the countries to do this: today we are already in 50 signatories and we hope to reach 60 before the end of the year, “said Aagesen.
On the day of the conference on the Oceans of the United Nations, the minister made it possible to sign two statements: one about the reduction of plastic pollution and another, the precautionary break of underwater mining.
Bovendien heeft hij verwezen naar de herdenking van de 50 jaar van de Barcelona -overeenkomst en de viering, in twee weken, van de ministeriële vergadering van de overeenkomst over de bescherming van het mariene medium van de Noordoost -Atlantische Oceaan (Ospar -overeenkomst), die ook zal bijwonen en waar het wordt verwacht en waarin wordt verwacht en waarin wordt verwacht en waarin wordt verwacht en waarin wordt verwacht en waarin wordt verwacht en waarin wordt verwacht. Take the Macaronesia region with the aim of retaining marine ecosystems And protect human health, as well as the recovery of marine areas that are negatively influenced by human activities.
On the first day of the United Nations Conference on the Oceans, the Vice President visited the largest Oceanographic ship in Spain, the goodTogether with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez and the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant.